The State of Maryland mandated my civil duties for juror service last week. I debated whether I wanted to try to get excused, but I figured it would be more trouble than what it was worth. The one drawback was that I had to place the girls in daycare for the whole day. Fortunately, Annie [...]

The celebration for Mimi’s birthday was small but still lots of fun for the birthday girl. The Smith family (friends from church) was invited for dinner on Friday night. Since Mimi’s actual birthday was on Sunday, I decided that we would make Friday evening an impromptu party for Mimi. The Smiths have 3 boys, so [...]